Reversible pick



(No Model.)

N. WETSUE.

REVERSIBLE PICK.

No. 601,388. Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

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OF OGDEN, UTAH.

REVERSIBLE PICK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 601,388, dated March 29, 1898.

Application filed August 7, 1897- To ctZZ whom it may 0071106772,:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS WETsUE, residing at Ogden, in the county of Weber and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Reversible Pick, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is in the nature of a pick, and has for its object to provide adevice of this class with double points at right angles with each other,whereby either may be attached to the handle parallel thereto when desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this class in which the weight of the pick will be located in line with and below the handle.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this class with means for attaching it to the handle, whereby the weakening of the pick due to the formation of the eye therein is dispensed with.

\Vith these objects in view my invention consists in a pick provided with double points means for securing either of said points upon the handle.

My invention further consists in'a pick in which the weight is in line with and below the handle.

My invention further consists in apic-k provided with duplicate points and with a clamping-ring for securing either of said points to the handle.

My invention further consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims. i

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention most nearly appertains to make and use the same, lwill now proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pick constructed in accordance with my invention in position for practical use. Fig. 2 is aview of the same, partly in section and partly in side elevation, the handle being broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 30f Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference mark the same Serial No. 647,454. (No model.)

E is the handle, which may be varied in v shape to suit the user, and which is provided with a recess E, extending from its forward end backward, the bottom of said recess being inclined and the handle being provided with a vertical bore or opening near its forward end in which is seated a pin F, as shown in Fig. 2.

G is a metallic plate secured by screws H to the bottom of the pick-handle near its forward end, said plate being let into the handle, so that the surface of the handle and plate will beflush with each other, the screws being countersunk into the plate for the same purpose. V

I is a clamping-ring having its upper portion I angularly formed to fit the stems of the pick and its lower portion 1 formed to snugly fit the handle. a

When it is desired to secure the pick in position on the handle, either of the points 13 or O is laid in the recess E in the handle and the clampingring pressed forward on the handle, inclosing the handle and the pickpoint, and is driven forward upon these parts until the pick and handle are rigidly secured together. The pick-point and handle are prevented from sliding upon each other during the operation of securing them together by means of the clamping-ring by the pin F entering the socket D in the pick-point, said pin at its opposite end resting against the in.

ner side of the plate G, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The plate G serves to prevent Wear upon the handle while the clamping-ring is being forced along and acts as a metallic bear ing for said ring, thus facilitating its adjustment and displacement and lengthening the life of the device.

From the foregoing description of the con-v 7 eye, and in which the usual weight above the handle is dispensed with, my invention being also exceedingly cheap and simple in construction and easily removed from the handle for purposes of repair when necessary.

A further advantage of this construction is the facility with which it can be worked in close quarters, owing to the fact that there is no projection beyond the handle on the oppo-.

' wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction and arrangement shown and described,but hold that such slight changes and variations as might suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic would prop- I erly fall within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A reversible pick, comprising a head having two solid points formed integral therewith at right angles to each other, a handle adapted to receive either of these points, and means for securing the point and handle together, substantially as described.

2. A reversible pick, comprising a head having two solid points formed integral therewith at right angles to each other, each point having asocket or depression in its inner face, and a handle provided witha projecting pin to engage the socket in the pick-point secured to the handle, substantially as described.

3. A pick-handle provided with an inclined recess at its outer end, the pin projecting through the handle into said recess, the plate on the under side of the handle secured thereto and holding said pin in position, the pick having the point located in said recess, the pin engaging the socket in the inside face thereof, and the clamping-ring around the pick-point, the handle and the plate, substantially as described.

NICHOLAS WETSUE.

Witnesses: V

GEORGE H'ALVERSON, GEORGE E. TERNES. 

